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To tell guests where to sit at a wedding, I spray painted thrifted picture frames with chalkboard paint. They worked perfectly for this one-time use, but the thin paint layer eventually began to scratch off.

To announce each of Genevieve’s monthly milestones, I wanted to create a chalkboard to share her age, weight, and her likes. I also liked the idea of her having a chalkboard in the nook in her room, a place where she will eventually be able to read, daydream, and create.

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So it has been WAY too long since I posted. Honestly, I haven’t had any new projects while living in Switzerland, and I had already featured all of the projects I completed before moving and the ones I worked on when we first moved. But that all changed when I made a home visit in February and signed several new clients (more on all of those projects to come over the next several months). Plus, I have a new project I’ll be working on in our home too. I’m pregnant! Scott and I are expecting a baby girl in September!

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Friends in San Diego asked for me to help them design a feminine nursery for their baby girl. Mom wanted something very girly but with pieces that she could use down the road should they have a boy next.

The glider needs to be comfortable, so I would choose this one with Flores Ivory fabric and Studio Natural piping. There’s nothing gender specific about this glider either. It can move to a boy’s room or a reading space down the line.

I would purchase this ottoman (and the rocking chair too, though I wouldn’t use it in the nursery) and reupholster it in this modern fabric. And while I would consider this gender-neutral fabric, it’s easy enough to change for the next room.

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Do you remember the nursery I helped plan for my dear friend, Naomi? She and her husband, Jeff, did an amazing job pulling it all together for baby girl Tramontano, due at the end of this month.
Naomi has a few sketches of baby animals left to hang, and we’ve opted to paint the small crisscross bookshelf. And, there’s the cluster of twine balls-and-yarn (a purchase we made while traveling together in Germany) left to hang when I visit early in 2014.
The Craigslist dresser turned out to be amazing! And the sellers constructed this removable changing table on top so Naomi and Jeff didn’t have to build it themselves.
Naomi found these letters and loved them but thought the all-white look was a bit boring so she painted a few green to add a fun pop.
This is my favorite area in the room. It screams calming space to bond with baby. And this chair, Naomi’s first purchase for the nursery, inspired everything else in the room.